# Is Zoom worth it when Microsoft Teams and Google Meet come bundled with office suites?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hey G2 community, this is the question every software buyer in the video conferencing space eventually asks: is Zoom worth paying for when Microsoft Teams or Google Meet already comes bundled with the office suite you buy anyway? </p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">The bundling economics are real and nobody is at fault here, suites bundle rationally, and standalone tools have to earn their own line item. The case for<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-workplace/reviews"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-workplace/reviews"><strong>Zoom Workplace</strong></a> (4.5, 56,575+ reviews) rests on the moments video is the business: external calls where clients and candidates join without friction because everyone already knows Zoom, high meeting volume where reliability habits matter daily, and webinars and large events that go beyond a bundled tool's comfort zone.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">The bundled side, from the<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/video-conferencing"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/video-conferencing">video conferencing</a> category:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-teams/reviews"><strong>Microsoft Teams</strong></a> (4.4, 19,280+ reviews): already there wherever Microsoft 365 is, strongest for internal meetings woven into chat, files, and calendar.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews"><strong>Google Workspace</strong></a> (4.6, 48,175+): Google Meet included with the suite, browser-first and friction-free for teams living in Gmail and Calendar.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-webex-suite/reviews"><strong>Webex Suite</strong></a> (4.2, 18,925+): the additional context, a standalone suite making its own version of Zoom's case, usually where Cisco infrastructure already exists.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">My read: the bundle wins when meetings are mostly internal; Zoom earns the extra line when your revenue walks in through a meeting link.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">For those who want to pay for both a suite and Zoom: what actually justifies the second bill, and for those who want to drop Zoom for the bundle, what do you actually miss out on?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p>

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- Posted at: 15 days ago
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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;For me, the second bill becomes harder to justify once most meetings are held within the company. Zoom still makes a stronger case when external calls are constant, though. The real comparison isn’t feature-for-feature; it’s whether clients and candidates experience enough less friction to make paying twice worthwhile.&lt;/p&gt;

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## Related Product
[Zoom Workplace](https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-workplace/reviews)

## Related Category
[Video Conferencing](https://www.g2.com/categories/video-conferencing)

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